Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification. Edward Asner. Carl Fredricksen (voice) (as Ed Asner) Christopher Plummer. Charles Muntz (voice) Jordan Nagai. Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman. It was written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner, based on the 2001 novel Up in the Air by Walter Kirn. The story is centered on traveling corporate "downsizer" Ryan Bingham . Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, and Jason Bateman also star. Up in the Air was primarily filmed in St. Louis with additional scenes shot in Detroit George Clooney and Anna Kendrick are both great, as is Vera Farmiga in a supporting role as Clooney's love interest. Something about Up in the Air is just much more mature than Reitman's other Up In The Air. From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of "Juno," comes a dramatic comedy called "Up in the Air" starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and after he's Sep 5, 2009 · Overview. Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life. Cast George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Sam Elliott Amy Morton Jason Bateman Melanie Lynskey J.K. Simmons Danny McBride Zach Galifianakis Tamala Jones Adhir Kalyan Keri Maletto Steve Eastin Adrienne Lamping Christopher Lowell Erin McGrane Marvin Young Cut Chemist Meagan Flynn Dustin Miles Tamara Tungate Laura Ackermann Meghan Maguire 4rnaI4u.

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